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Lead Product Manager, APIs & MCPs for Global Aviation Data
ForeFlight · Austin, Texas, United States
In short
You will define the multi-year strategy and roadmap for APIs and MCP servers while leading the launch of a new API platform. Additionally, you will partner with engineering and commercial teams to drive adoption, monetization, and AI-enabled product development.
What they're looking for
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Candidates must have 8+ years of product management experience with hands-on ownership of APIs and demonstrated experience building with AI. A strong track record of cross-functional leadership and the ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments are required.
About ForeFlight
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- Is this ForeFlight role remote?
- Tagged on site.
- What does it pay?
- The posting lists $188,000–$230,000 a year.
- Does it sponsor visas?
- Listed as no visa sponsorship.
- What experience does it ask for?
- Listed as 10+ years.
The posting, in full
As our Lead Product Manager for APIs & MCPs, you'll set the vision and strategy for how Global Aviation Data reaches developers, partners, customers, and AI systems. You'll own our API and MCP portfolio end to end. That includes standing up a new API platform and deciding what to build, buy, and expose on top of it. This is a net-new, staff-level individual contributor role. It exists to give
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- As our Lead Product Manager for APIs & MCPs, you'll set the vision and strategy
- for how Global Aviation Data reaches developers, partners, customers, and AI
- systems. You'll own our API and MCP portfolio end to end. That includes standing
- up a new API platform and deciding what to build, buy, and expose on top of it.
- This is a net-new, staff-level individual contributor role. It exists to give
- AI-enabled product development a dedicated owner with real technical
- depth. You'll work closely with engineering and shape how the platform is built,
- governed, and adopted across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the multi-year strategy and roadmap for our APIs and MCP
servers. This covers platform selection and rollout, what data and workflows
we expose, and how we sequence the work
- Lead the launch of our new API platform, including the build-vs-buy decisions
- and the tradeoffs on architecture, security, and cost. Set the standards for
- API design, versioning, documentation, and developer experience
- Run customer and stakeholder discovery with internal and external technical
users to find where APIs and MCPs create the most value. Turn what you learn
into clear investment cases and priorities
- Define how our data is packaged, accessed, and monetized through APIs and
MCPs, working with commercial, legal, and data governance partners. Establish
success metrics for adoption, usage, and business impact
- Set the standard for how our products and data are consumed by AI agents and
- assistants. Bring hands-on AI expertise to product workflows while keeping a
- grounded view of where AI is and isn't the right solution
- Partner with engineering leadership to scope and sequence technical delivery,
and to resolve tradeoffs across teams
- Align senior stakeholders across product, engineering, security, sales, and
customer success around a shared platform vision, and communicate progress
and risk to leadership
- Mentor and raise the bar for other product managers on API and AI product
practices, including how to work with the platform and how to evaluate AI
opportunities
- Operate as a self-starter who identifies the highest-leverage problems and
drives them to outcomes with minimal guidance
- Learn a new technical domain quickly and turn it into a clear, prioritized
roadmap
- Basic Qualifications:
- 8+ years of product management experience, including recent, hands-on
ownership of APIs as a product. You should be able to speak concretely about
design, lifecycle, adoption, and tradeoffs
- Demonstrated experience building with AI and driving AI adoption in a
previous organization. You should be able to describe specifically what you
built, what worked, and what didn't
- Track record of leading cross-functional initiatives that shaped strategy
beyond a single team, and of influencing senior stakeholders without formal
authority
- Track record of curiosity and customer-focused discovery, including with
technical and developer audiences
- Ability to operate independently at a senior level and make sound decisions
in ambiguity, with minimal oversight
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience building or shipping MCP servers or similar context and
integration layers for AI systems
- Experience selecting, launching, or scaling an API management or developer
platform (gateway, portal, developer onboarding, analytics)
- Experience defining API monetization, packaging, or data-licensing models
- Background in aviation or another regulated technical domain, where data
quality, security, and compliance matter. This is less critical than
technical depth, but a plus
- Pilot or aviation enthusiast
About Jeppesen ForeFlight
- Jeppesen ForeFlight is a leading provider of innovative aviation software
- solutions, serving the Commercial, Business, Military, and General Aviation
- sectors globally. Combining Jeppesen’s 90-year legacy of accurate aeronautical
- data with ForeFlight’s expertise in cutting-edge aviation technology, the
- company delivers an integrated suite of tools designed to enhance safety,
- improve operational efficiency, and sharpen decision-making.
Why You Should Join
- At Jeppesen ForeFlight, we know you want a rewarding career. To do that, you
- need challenging projects, a good work environment, and awesome coworkers. We
- believe in our employees, and we empower them to make a direct impact on our
- products and services messaging. We strive to provide our team and their loved
- ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their
- physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits package includes but
not limited to the following
- Medical, dental, vision insurance with employer-paid health premiums
- Open PTO policy
- 401(k) with up to 10% company matching and immediate vesting
- 12 weeks paid parent leave
- 2 days off to volunteer annually
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flight Training Stipend
Jeppesen ForeFlight – EOE including Disability/Vets | Pay Transparency |
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- Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well market and
- business considerations: Summary Base Pay Range: $188,000-$230,000 USD.
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